18The Unsafe TenementNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 3/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; given to New York Public Library. |
| Paper size: | 244 x 321 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 157 x 226 mm |
| Other size: | 155 x 225 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | tan on off white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine appliqué on wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | particularly along the bottom edge, at the bottom right corner, and texturing at top right. |
| Print note: | Good clear impression; catalogued by NYPL as state '2b' but it is the third state |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' ('s' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1874 |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '7²-' at top left |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0170207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.